Sri Lanka Navy held 11 Indian fishermen along with 03 fishing trawlers for engaging in illegal fishing in northern waters belonging to Sri Lanka last night (25^th March) and this morning. ...

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2019-03-26

A group of Naval personnel attached to the North Western Naval Command, recovered a haul of Beedi leaves floating in the sea which was 1232.5 kg in weight, during a patrol carried out in Udappuwa sea area, yesterday (26^th March). This recovered haul was packed in 35 parcels....

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2019-03-26

Based on information provided by the Navy, a person with 560 illegal cigarettes was arrested during a joint raid conducted in coordination with the officials of the Galle Police in the town area of Galle today (25^th March)....

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2019-03-25

Responding to the distress call received from the Wattala Police last night (24^th March) about a fire erupted on the fifth floor of a textile shop in town, Sri Lanka Navy swiftly sent two teams of Navy firefighters to the scene of fire....

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2019-03-25

A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command found few nylon fishing nets used for illegal fishing, during a patrol carried out in the lagoon area of Batticaloa yesterday (24^th March)....

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2019-03-25

Sri Lanka Navy Inter-command Volleyball Tournament-2019 came to a successful end at the volleyball court of SLNS Shiksha, on 23^rd March. ...

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2019-03-25

Based on information received to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), a group of Navy and PNB officials arrested 09 foreign drug traffickers aboard a suspicious vessel, during a combined search operation conducted in southern seas today (24^th March)....

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2019-03-24

The Flag Officer onboard HMAS "Canberra" Air Commodore Richard Owen and the Commanding Officer of HMAS " Newcastle" Commander Anita Sellick who arrived in Sri Lanka for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019, called on Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval headquarters, today (24^th March)....

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2019-03-24

The annual festival of the St. Anthony’s Church located on the Palaithivu Island was held on a high note yesterday (23^rd March) with the attendance of a large number of devotees who came all the way from the districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi. ...

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2019-03-24

Navy arrested 11 Indian fishermen along with 02 fishing trawlers belonging to them for engaging in illegal fishing last night (23^rd March). ...

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2019-03-24

Four (04) Australian ships belong to the Royal Australian Navy HMAS “Canberra” , HMAS “Newcastle”, HMAS “Success” and HMAS “Parramatta” arrived in Sri Lanka today (23^rd March) to participate in the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. ...

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2019-03-23

As a meritorious concept of the President His Excellency, Maithripala Sirisena the Theravada Tripitaka was declared as a National Heritage of Sri Lanka and in parallel with the Tripitaka being recognized as a World Heritage, the Presidential Secretariat has announced the ‘Tripitakabhivandana’ Week from 16^th to 23^rd March....

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2019-03-22

Three persons with 41 sacks of Beedi leaves were apprehended by a group of Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a patrol carried out in Talaimannar sea area, today (22^nd March)....

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2019-03-22

During further search conducted in the sea area of Talaimannar this morning (21^st March) 04 sacks containing 327kg and 160g of Beedi leaves were found by naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command. ...

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2019-03-21

A group of Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command apprehended two persons with 27 sacks of Beedi leaves, during a patrol carried out in the seas 5 nautical miles off Talaimannar lighthouse, yesterday night ( 20^th March)....

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2019-03-21